Tails set to wag at Morton Arboretum
Dog owners can enjoy a rare opportunity to bring their pet to explore Morton Arboretum on Dog Admission Day, available from 7 a.m. to sunset June 22 at the facility, 4100 Ill. 53, Lisle.
Trained service dogs may visit with their owner any day, but Dog Admission Day is offered only a few times each year. General admission tickets must be reserved in advance, including those for dogs, which cost $5 each.
For information or tickets, visit mortonarb.org or call 630-968-0074.
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East Leyden student appointed as board member
Zezanna Karyta has been named by the Leyden High School Board of Education as a student board member.
Karyta, who will be a junior at East Leyden High School in the fall, will be one of two student board members, serving a two-year term. She joins member Jonathan Guerrero, who represents West Leyden High School.
“It’s a big responsibility, representing the school and my peers, and one that I take seriously and look forward to as I join the board,” Karyta shared in a news release.
Student board members participate in discussions and meetings and represent the board as the student voice at events. They do not attend closed, confidential board sessions or vote.
She was chosen for the post after being nominated by social studies teacher Mr. Tazic. Karyta is an ambassador for students new to Leyden, was recently selected for the Leyden Leadership Program and is fluent in Spanish, Polish and English. He participates in Spanish Honor Society, service club, swimming, water polo and the ski and snowboard club.
Concert series continues in Burr Ridge
Good Things performs June 19 as part of the summer concerts on the Village Green, 701 Village Center Drive, Burr Ridge.
Attendees may arrive starting at 6 p.m. with music from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are not necessary but those who RSVP will receive event updates. Bring lawn chairs or blankets.
Other performances are Ocean’s Rat Pack on June 26, The Fortunate Sons on July 10, The Simple Remedy on July 17, Reckless on July 24 and Heartache Tonight on July 31. Information is at 630-654-2782.
Triton College recognizes outstanding faculty
The Triton College Board of Trustees recently presented Andrea Baylock with the Outstanding Faculty of the Year Award and James Halm with the Outstanding Adjuunct Faculty of the Year Award.
Vice President of Academic Affairs Susan Campos handed out the honors.
Blaylock began working at Triton in 2011 as an adjunct instructor and eventually moved to a full-time position, now leading the college’s Engineering Technology Department. “This honor is humbling. I’m thankful to the administration and board for acknowledging the dedication and effort I’ve invested in supporting our students,” she shared in a news release.
Halm, an adjunct instructor at Triton since 2013, enjoys working with students. “This award has been a huge honor for me,” he said, per the release.
The awards honor full-time and adjunct faculty members “who demonstrate exceptional dedication to student success, teaching excellence, and service to the college community,” the release noted.
‘Accidental Hero’ takes stage at Hinsdale South
The one-man play “The Accidental Hero” will be performed at 1 p.m. June 26 in the auditorium at Hinsdale South High School, 7401 Clarendon Hills Road, Darien.
Tickets to the 90-minute show cost $20 and can be bought at the door. Advance tickets are found at https://meetmaker.com/meetdetails?eid=8901.
A long-lost manuscript was turned into a live performance, thanks to Patrick Dewane, grandson of World War II U.S. soldier Lt. Col. Matt Konop, who unexpectedly liberated the Czech villages where his grandparents were from during the final days of the war.
His story remained relatively unknown because Konop didn’t talk about the war once back in the United States and it was illegal to tell it in Czechoslovakia after the Communists took over in 1948.
Dewane relays his grandfather’s journey, from Omaha Beach and the Battle of the Bulge to an assignment of commanding an advance party to liberate Czechoslovakia, thanks to him fluently speaking.
The performance incorporates multimedia elements such as personal accounts and film footage taken by Konop. Details about this true story can be found at accidentalhero.net.
Nature inspires art at Children’s Garden
Children are invited to join Art in the Garden, which happens at 11 a.m., 11:30 a.m., noon and 12:30 p.m. June 22 at Morton Arboretum, 4100 Ill. 53, Lisle.
The drop-in program is for children 3 to 8 years old with an accompanying adult. Space is limited, and program tickets are available in the Children’s Garden on the day of the visit. There is no additional charge.
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Participants will create a nature-inspired art piece to take home. Information is at mortonarb.org.
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